User guide

ReachNXT 100-8t User Guide

3 Upgrading the ReachNXT 100-8t Firmware

This chapter describes the ReachNXT 100-8t firmware upgrade process. It includes the following

sections:

● Background on page 15

● ExtremeXOS-Based Upgrade on page 15

● Network-Based Upgrade on page 18

Background

The ReachNXT 100-8t firmware can be upgraded from the uplinked ExtremeXOS switch (ExtremeXOS-

based upgrade) or through a server running DHCP (or BootP) and TFTP (network-based upgrade).

The ReachNXT 100-8t supports receiving of the VLAN Name TLV. If this TLV is advertised from

the ExtremeXOS switch, the ReachNXT 100-8t uses the VLAN ID to upgrade firmware from a

non-ExtremeXOS server in the network.

ExtremeXOS-Based Upgrade

ExtremeXOS version 12.2 includes support for ReachNXT 100-8t firmware upgrades. To upgrade the

ReachNXT 100-8t, an optional XMOD package for the ReachNXT 100-8t must be installed on the

ExtremeXOS switch. This package includes the current ReachNXT firmware release and version

information. The XMOD package name indicates the ExtremeXOS switch platform on which the

package can be installed and the ReachNXT 100-8t firmware version that it contains. For example:

● summitX-12.2.1.1-reach-1.6.1.6.xmod is for Summit family switches and contains ReachNXT

firmware version 1.6.1.6

● bd8800-12.2.1.1-reach-1.6.1.6.xmod is for BlackDiamond 8800 series switches and contains

ReachNXT firmware version 1.6.1.6

To obtain the XMOD package, go to the Extreme Networks website at

http://www.extremenetworks.com and

click the eSupport link. XMOD packages are listed with the available software downloads.

After the XMOD package is installed, you must trigger the ReachNXT 100-8t to start the upgrade. The

upgrade requires that the ReachNXT 100-8t detect or re-detect the ExtremeXOS switch on its uplink

port. This can be accomplished using one of the following methods:

● Connect the ReachNXT 100-8t to the ExtremeXOS switch and power it up for the first time.

● Reboot the ReachNXT 100-8t using the reset inline-power command on the ExtremeXOS switch.

● Disable and re-enable the port on the ExtremeXOS switch to which the ReachNXT 100-8t is

connected.

Following any of these upgrade triggers, when the ReachNXT 100-8t detects that it is connected to the

ExtremeXOS switch, it provides its firmware version to the ExtremeXOS switch. If the ExtremeXOS

switch has a different firmware version available for download, the ExtremeXOS switch signals the